Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Madagascar
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Waxx, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Top today
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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Waxx, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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Gio Antonio, Public domain J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 9XXX
Everyday apps here: Meta AI · WhatsApp · Instants, an Instagram app · Facebook Messenger · Tiktok. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,235 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Élections : la HCC ouvre la voie à un référendum constitutionnel avant la (…) (madagascar-tribune.com)
- Is The Far-Right Wave Receding? - OpEd - Eurasia Review (eurasiareview.com)
- Mpox neglect in Africa triggered preventable global health emergencies – Report (businessghana.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual10.0 words per 1,000usually 9.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.9 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Gio Antonio, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
Everyday app
3LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
Commerce B2B avec Alibaba
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Education & careers
1YayTalk: Learn & Speak English
Everyday app
3PlantSnap Pro: Identify Plants
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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Sports
Genydeal, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Tech & AI
Gio Antonio, Public domain
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 55Media & entertainment 13Tech & software 11Advertising & marketing 6Gaming 3Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Fashion & beauty 1Sports & fitness 1AI 1Telecom & internet 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation4.4%Nov 2020 · +0.1 pts since Oct 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.0%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth3.0%2025 · −1.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment5.2%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online18.7%2024 · +0.4 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Tefihaja
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Tiakola
3Mauvais Djo
5Rim-Ka
9RnBoi
10Vacra
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2InDrive
3WhatsApp
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4Pinduoduo
5CapCut
6Facebook Messenger
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7MVola
8Facebook app
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9Tiktok
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10Instagram
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2SSTP Connect
3Total files pro
4Procreate
5ProCam - Pro Camera
6GasyTab
7Camera Plus Pro
8aRacerSmart
9FILCA - Vintage Film Camera
10TuneIn
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.